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vi⋅a⋅duct

[vahy-uh-duhkt]
–noun
a bridge for carrying a road, railroad, etc., over a valley or the like, consisting of a number of short spans.

Origin:
1810–20; < L via way + (aque)duct
vi·a·duct   (vī'ə-dŭkt')   
n.  A series of spans or arches used to carry a road or railroad over a wide valley or over other roads or railroads.

[Latin via, road; see via + (aque)duct.]

Viaduct

Vi`a*duct\, n. [L. via a way + -duct, as in aqueduct: cf. F. viaduc. See Via, and Aqueduct.] A structure of considerable magnitude, usually with arches or supported on trestles, for carrying a road, as a railroad, high above the ground or water; a bridge; especially, one for crossing a valley or a gorge. Cf. Trestlework.
Language Translation for : viaduct
Spanish: viaducto,
German: der Viadukt,
Japanese: 陸橋

viaduct 
1816, from L. via "road" + -duct as in aqueduct. Fr. viaduc is an Eng. loan-word.

viaduct

type of long bridge or series of bridges, usually supported by a series of arches or on spans between tall towers. The purpose of a viaduct is to carry a road or railway over water, a valley, or another road. The viaduct is both functionally and etymologically related to the aqueduct, which carries water; both were developed by Roman engineers.

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